Well, with five minutes of internet time to spare, Ill just give you a news flash on where I am and have been in the last week…
Venice! Another place where I definitely felt the seam between east and west. It even has a name in Venice–Venetian Gothic. Buildings that blend European Gothic styles (pointed arches and four leaf clover windows) with Byzantine arches.I loved Venice–it just felt magical when our bus drove onto the highway and all that surrounded us was water. It really felt like checking our culture at the door when the bus parked and our only options were bridges and boats! The whole city just feels like a fantasy, a gelato dream of masks and canals and delicious Italian food and sunsets over the ocean.
And now were in the Cinque Terre, Italy, our last stop on this trip, and possibly the most beautiful place on earth. Yesterday I swam in the Ligurian Sea, ate mout-watering gelato and focaccia, wrote stories on a rock by the ocean, walked the Via dell Amore, and watched the sun set in coral and gold over the sea…I feel like Ive accumulated a lifetimes worth of life experience in these last 3 months…chock full of experiences, challenges, delights, obstacles, and joys (and lots of beautiful views!) I cant wait to get home and hug you all, but its just been the most amazing adventure. I wish I could pack a suitcase of gelato for you, but what I do have a lot of is pictures…ask me about them when Im home and Ill be happy to pull out more images of adventure than you ever thought existed!
I love you all…will be home the evening of the 19th, God willing!
Adventures Abroad 
Loved “traveling” with you.
Have safe journeys home, my dear. C you soon 😉
And yes when time ~ would love to see pics.
love,
auntie rose
PS: You “took me away” and i have enjoyed it